DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Reimbursement And Relocation Agreement With Northern States Power Company And Authorization To Execute Encroachment Agreement With Enterprise Energy LLC And Marathon Pipe Line LLC Along County State Aid Highway 32 In City Of Inver Grove Heights, County Project 32-65
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a reimbursement and relocation agreement with Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy (Xcel) for relocation of overhead power utilities and an encroachment agreement with Enterprise Energy LLC (Enterprise) and Marathon Pipe Line LLC (Marathon) for underground Petroleum pipelines along County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 32 in the city of Inver Grove Heights for County Projects (CP) 32-65.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, the City of Inver Grove Heights, in cooperation with Dakota County, is proceeding with CP 32-65. The project will reconstruct 117th Street East from CSAH 71 (Rich Valley Boulevard) to the Trunk Highway (TH) 52/117th Street Interchange.
Encroachment agreements are required for work over Enterprise Energy's four-inch petroleum pipeline and Marathon's eight-inch petroleum pipeline that are in their own easements. Development of the reconstruction project has addressed constraints, and the potential impact on the pipelines has been minimized. Relocation of these pipelines is not required. The design maintains adequate clearance of the pipeline that runs parallel to the roadway. The project is required to cross over the pipelines at one location and requires specific protective measures and supervision during construction activities.
The basic terms of the proposed encroachment agreements include:
? Approve the encroachment of improvements on CP 32-65 within the existing utility easement.
? Approve the construction details proposed by the County and City, such as cross-section depth/surfacing.
? Describe th...
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